Five Chimneys: The Story of AuschwitzMemoir of a Hungarian woman who was imprisoned for several years in the German concentration camp Auschwitz. |
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... rags that may have come from brightly colored gowns , but were now in tatters . No one cared whether these rags fit the internees . Large , buxom women had to wear little dresses that were too short and too tight and did not come to ...
... rags that may have come from brightly colored gowns , but were now in tatters . No one cared whether these rags fit the internees . Large , buxom women had to wear little dresses that were too short and too tight and did not come to ...
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... rag . We met the last problem . We decided that one woman , whose dress was particularly long , should have it cut off at the bottom . With this rag we made a feeble mop . It was about time , for the filth on the ground was con ...
... rag . We met the last problem . We decided that one woman , whose dress was particularly long , should have it cut off at the bottom . With this rag we made a feeble mop . It was about time , for the filth on the ground was con ...
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... rags , wearing two torn , mismated shoes . No , I was not the wife of a respected surgeon . I was a miserable creature trotting at the heels of an S.S. officer . " No , " I replied , gritting my teeth . " I don't know what you are ...
... rags , wearing two torn , mismated shoes . No , I was not the wife of a respected surgeon . I was a miserable creature trotting at the heels of an S.S. officer . " No , " I replied , gritting my teeth . " I don't know what you are ...
Contents
CHAPTER PAGE I 8 HORSESOR 96 MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN | 1 |
THE ARRIVAL | 12 |
BARRACK 26 | 25 |
Copyright | |
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